The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12
SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF BELFAST.
ARRIVED


May 6. Schr. Fannie 4 Edith. Warren, Boston.
3. q +. l.. Warren, Colson, do.
10. Samaritan, -. Rockpor; Geo $.
shattuck, Closson, Searsport; Flora Grindlc,
May :. Sch. A. Ii. Crabtree, Sinclair, Bangor
9. /" \. Richardson, Pattershall. New
York; J. Ponder, jr., Bullock, Philadelphia Palat-
ka, Chapes, Jacksonville.
AMERICAN FORTS.
Bath. May4. Sailed sch. Carrie y. Lane, (new)
Dyer, Charleston.
Delaware Hreakwatcr, May ). In port, sch
Lucia Porter, Grindle, from Demerara Ordered to
New York; 9Th, arrived bark Payson Tucker,
Tucker, Carbarien.
sawyer, Arey, Fernandina; 9TH, brig Ned White,
EiMcll. Baltimore, sch. Salle ron. West, Calves
ton 10th, arrived schr. Flora Condor, French, Sa
tilla River, Ga
Baltimore, May :. Arrived schs. Cora, stu,lley,
Bucksport, Puritan, Harding, Boston; Warren
Adams, Colcord, Charleston.
Key West, May $. Arrived sch. ID. ID. Haskell,
Haskell, New York.
savannah, May :. Arrived sch. Albie c. Stubs,
Boston, May ,. Arrived sch. Annie r. Lewis,
Perth Amhoy; Hattie IL. Barbour, Fletcher, Ponce,
r r.; 9Th, brig David Engbee, stea'lman, Ar
rnNo, L. r.; eth. ship Iceberg, Carver, Calcutta.
New York, May ). Arrived sch Stella NJ. kei-
yon, Williams, Dalicn, Ga; cleared brig James
Miller, Sproul, Fernandina; 1th, arrived sch. Dora
NJ. French, French, Faiardo: cleared bark c.
II. Bryant, Gilmore. Francisco; arrived
schr. Paragon, >hutc. Providence; cleared bark
ward johnson, Parker, Port Limon.
Providence, May Is. Sailed sch Paragon, shute
New York.
Portsmouth. April j. Arrived sch. Mark Pen
dteton, PendetoD, Amhoy.
jacksonville, May 6. Sailed schr- Florida, War
rcn, -; It'll, arrived schr. Annie l.. Mekcen, Ma
honey, New London; sailed from Fort George,
schr. Lois Y. Chaples, Ross, -.
Rockland, May :. sailed schr. Geo. Il. Fergu-
son, Ferguson, New York.
Vineyard lIaNcn May :. Arrived brig Abbie
Clifford stover, to load wrecked steamer Miriam
da> cargo Of hemp for Boston.
FOREIGN FORTS.
Maccio, March .. Arrived brig l. W. Parker,
Rio Janeiro, to May 6. Arrived bark Priscilla
Bonner, Baltimore.
Arroyo, =. L., April II. In port, brig Morancy,
Wass, for Norwich, ldg. to sail about I'D.
Curaroa. Or the coast loading, April 23, brig
Hattie, toombs, for Vineyard Haven, To sail about
May /.
Tu>pan, April Is In port sch NJ b. Mlcn.
Dyer for NeH York 70 1;'il about April 80;
Havana. arrived about May :. sch. Herald,
Gray, Philadelphia.
St IIelena-lassca April IL, ship sumner Il.
Mead, i'arke, Cehu, Tor New YORK, 18th, barque
John NJ Clerk, Conamt, >ainarang for United
Kingdom
Dublin, May 1. Sailed ship Abner Coburn,
Nichols. New York.
Cienfuegos, April p. Sailed brig John H. Gran
don, Pierce Philadelphia.
Hong Kong, March 81. Sailed bark Edward |
kiddcr. Grinm, New York.
Ponce, T. H.. April y. IN port, bark Clara L.
McGiyery, Griffin. for Boston, to sail in two days
Bermuda, May 3. Arrived sch. j. &. Slower |
Arcy, from Hucksport.
MARITIME MISCELLANY.
spoken. MAY /, schr. Charley Bucki, Patterson, /
from Wiscassctt for Nassau, lat % r. Ion. GALS.
Samuel Watts Il Co. OF Inom:.ston, have laid the |
keel for four masted schooner of 900 tons
Dunn Elliott have the frame up f"l Il three mast
ed schooner of 500 tons
schooner r. 4. Pike of Calais, bound to New |
York with lumber, went ashore ON Hog island,
near " hlte Head, saturday Got on with the help
of The life crew, made temporary repairs and pro
ctcdVd.
The Marine journal of y. y says ship Robert
L. Belknap, 2,25l tons register, built by Carlton,
Norwood Co., of Rockport, Me, and owned by
snow X Burgess of New York and Others has
been chartered to load in sutton Co.'S Line for
san Francisco, upon her arrival from Liverpool
Capt. Hugh Bowen, Of Chebeasuc Island In,
completed the job OF drilling IA hole in Old Man
Ledge, the scene of the Cambridge disaster last
spring The government proposes to erect spin
die there and guard against all such disasters in
the future.
At its recent meeting at Washington the light
house board considered the subject of the charac-
ter of lights to be maintained at several of the
newly authorized light stations along the New
England coast. 1t was decided that at Lubec Mar
rows light, of the of Maine, the lenses shall
he of the fifth order, giving flash every fifteen
minutes. The lenses of the Crabtree Ledge light
Will also be of the fifth order showing a fixed
white light, varied by white flash every two min
ucs. The new light At Castle Ill., X. L., will benf
the fifth order, W hch will show red fash every
thirty seconds:
The North Atlantic Pilot Chart for May, from the
llN photographic Office, Navy Department., Washing |
ton, ID. e., gives reports of wrecks and other float
ing objects dangerous To nav ltatlon, also water
spuns obScr, &c. i'll April, With expected winds and
weather III all parts of the ocean, best sailing
route, To Ia 81 advantage of the currents and winds
of the season, position of the fishing fleets, &c. \
safe sailing course from New York to Cape Clear,
To avoid lee OF Newfoundland should touch lat. 40
IN Ion. Il. The chart gives additional notes OF the
value of oil to smooth the waves in bad storms
EREIGIIrS as reported by the Circular of Snow
X burgess, New York, for the week ending NAV
9Th. Lumber tonnage, coastWiSc, continues in de
mand at firm rates. The depression in the Coal
trade, brought about by competition with outside
tonnage, has caused the association to revise their
rates, and a "cut'' of 20 cents per ton made.
This action served to bring the competitive barges
into the association, when the rate again ad
Nanced to within five cents of the previous SEIZED
ulc, making the quotation 50 cents from Hoboken
and - from Amboy to Boston san Francisco
freight has offered more literally of late, and, AS
our reports have Indicated, an increased amount of
tonnage has been placed under engagement spot |
and to arrive. Local Charters Bk Adam W.
Spies, from Boston to Melbourne, general cargo, |
lump sum. Brig Ned White, from Baltimore to
Rio J;.nero, Flour, 20 cents. Bk. Carrie +. Long,
from Portland to Rosario, Lumber, private terms.
Nthr. ~allie ron, (torrectcol, from Philadelphia
70 Galveston. Oil, 10 cents. Schr VIM. Frederick
New York to Charleston, Stone, Sl30.